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Senior Data Governance Engineer

Lisbon Job No. r00330102 Full-time - On-Site

Descripción De La Posición

Accenture Digital Core

At Accenture Digital Core, we help clients continuously innovate at speed and at scale, combining deep industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver meaningful transformation. You will bring innovation, intelligence and experience together to shape robust, secure and scalable digital solutions.  

What You’ll Do 

- Lead metadata, lineage and data catalog integration across Azure data platforms, ensuring consistency and completeness at scale; 

- Define and implement Data Governance and Data Quality frameworks in regulated, enterprise environments;

- Drive Git-based workflows and governance standards adoption across cross-functional teams; 

- Own platform and data health monitoring, producing actionable reporting on quality, compliance and policy adherence; 

- Lead incident management and production support activities, coordinating resolution across technical and business teams; 

- Own and govern the data catalog, ensuring metadata, lineage and classification are accurate and up to date;

- Define and enforce data classification and retention policies in compliance with GDPR and enterprise standards; 

- Establish and maintain data governance artefacts including data dictionaries, quality rules and policy documentation; 

- Enforce governance standards across multi-environment setups (Dev / UAT / PRD), driving consistency and auditability; 

- Lead incident resolution within production data platforms, acting as escalation point for junior team members. 

Requisitos

What You Bring

- University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or comparable field 

5-10 years of relevant experience in data platforms or data governance;

- Proven expertise in Metadata, Lineage & data catalog integration at enterprise scale;

- Strong track record in incident management and production support in complex environments; 

- Deep experience working in data platforms across multiple domains (not only analytics or reporting); 

- Strong understanding of pipelines, orchestration, and data processing architectures;

- Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 and Azure Monitor;

- Professional English C1 level (spoken and written – mandatory);

- French and/or Dutch is a plus;

- Ability to influence and align technical and non‑technical stakeholders at senior level;

- Strong leadership in distributed, cross‑functional teams; 

- Strategic mindset with clear ownership and accountability; 

- Structured and proactive approach to incident, problem and risk management; 

- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver in dynamic, high-pressure environments. 

 

Legal: Must own a valid work permit or EU/Schengen Space Nationality to legally work in Portugal

What We Offer

- Health insurance;  

- Life Insurance and Pension Plan Programs;  

- Free medical services at the office (Physician, Nutritionist, Psychologist);  

- Wellness programs;  

- Flexben Program (Support for Education, Kindergarden, Training, Technology, Health);   

- Employee Share Purchase Plan;  

- Personalized training paths and access to Udemy and Plurisight Plataforms; 

- Flex-ability program (financial and flexible support for people with disabilities); 

- Special banking conditions;  

- Hybrid working model. 

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